Bake meaning

What does “bake” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bake” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.

bake

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
“bake the potatoes”
prepare with dry heat in an oven
“bake a cake”
heat by a natural force
“The sun broils the valley in the summer”
Synonymsbroil
be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
“The town was broiling in the sun”
“the tourists were baking in the heat”
Synonymsbroil

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University